The Štefan Kukura Hospital and Polyclinic in Michalovce ( sk, Nemocnica s poliklinikou Štefana Kukuru, abbreviated to NsP-SKM) is a Slovak public
hospital
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located in the
Michalovce municipality, in the
Kosice Region, in the far east, close to the border with
Ukraine. The current director of the hospital is Dr. Peter Rovder.
History
The predecessor of the Michalovce hospital was established in 1773 by
Anton Count Sztáray de Nagy-Mihaly
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. In 1863 he established the foundation for the establishment of new Hospital. The foundation created a commission to address the practical issues of new training hospital. In 1875, these conditions were created, including cash resources to establish the groundwork of the hospital and request approval for the creation of the hospital. The Michalovce Hospital with twenty beds was opened on 1 January 1876. In 1890 it was put into operation with another pavilion with 16 beds.
In 1900 the hospital was renamed the General Public County Hospital. In 1902 the third pavilion was constructed. In 1911, the hospital had 120 beds and part of the surgical, internal medicine and infectious departments. In 1947 it was established children's department with 50 beds and a year later urology department with 45 beds. Ophthalmology department was opened in 1951. Until 1953 the hospital had already 9 separate departments, 509 beds and 29 doctors. Since 1956, the hospital began to implement the polyclinic system and a network of regional and district health facilities. In 1975 it had 712 hospital beds. On 13.9.1996 the hospital was renamed Štefan Kukura Hospital in Michalovce.
Specialties
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Internal medicine with sub-specialties,
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Neurology,
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Pediatrics
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,
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Physiotherapy
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.
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Surgery
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with sub-specialties,
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Orthopedics,
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Otorhinolaryngology
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,
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Anesthesia
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,
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Obstetrics and gynecology
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,
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Dermatology,
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Pneumology,
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Oncology and Radiotherapy,
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Clinical Chemistry and
Nuclear Medicine,
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Immunology and
Transfusion Medicine,
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Microbiology
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,
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Pathological anatomy,
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Radiology,
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Urology
*Adult and Children
Psychiatry,
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Geriatric,
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Neonatology
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and Perinatology.
Directors
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Peter Rovder (2013)
See also
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Michalovce
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Kosice Region
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List of hospitals in Slovakia
List of hospitals in Slovakia is listing the hospitals and important clinics in the Slovak Republic.
*Bratislava Region (Bratislavský kraj)
** University Hospital with Polyclinic Bratislava
** Interklinik Bratislava
** St. Michael Hospital, a.s. B ...
External links
Hospital Website
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stefan Kukura Hospital in Michalovce
Hospitals in Slovakia
Hospital buildings completed in 1892
Hospital buildings completed in 1902
Hospitals established in the 1770s